Comments

Comment by Ansi

Same graphic as Spinal Reaper / Arcanite Reaper, with a more brownish tint and no glow.

Comment by titan10k

Bigger and badder version of Arcanite Reaper. Would be better if it's a bit slower though.

Comment by Xeenon

The perfect grinding weapon for the two-handed fury warrior without great gear from high end, non-TBC instances (in other words, me).

Comment by boneLazy

It's also good for hunters too. I'd roll for it if it dropped for my 62 hunter.

Comment by AngelStarr

This axe looks SO nice.

Comment by dshade69

One of the best hunter weapons that you can get early in the game.

Comment by kpxkrnjc

A great upgrade from Arcanite Reaper which has compareable (level wise) stats. The skin appears to be similar to the one used for Grom Hellscream's axe, Gorehowl. Upon further inspection, Warsong Howling Axe is an obvious reference to the orc clan Warsong and their legendary leader, Grom Hellscream. The difference between Gorehowl and the WHA is that Gorehowl features a longer blade and larger axe head.

Comment by SuperC

I just got this last night. Granted it's a bit faster than weapons I usually have, but it still has enough top end damage to do good burst til I get something else. Plus the 80 attack power and 37 stamina never hurt anyone..you know, except for the enemy.

Comment by bm289

One of the best? At level 70 (hunter) I still use this badboy! I gave it a +25 agi enchant and with that it gives me a whopping 105 atk power. As of right now, only the sonic spear seems like a viable upgrade from this for me. As far as two handers go. There are a couple of one hand weapons that, with the right enchants, would probably keep up with this in terms of raw power it gives for a hunter.

The stamina on it also helps beef up my glass cannon hp a bit. IMO, the best non-ranged weapon, hands down, for a hunter until 70 that is this thing.

Comment by loky3000

A great weapon for either MS or a furry warrior , should easily last you till around 65+/- a lvl .

Comment by deathead

Dropped today for me,im a 2h msfury warrior lvl 63 and this axe is cool not to mention its bloody massive :) should last me for while yet.

Comment by Jel251

Looks ALOT like grom gols axe

Comment by Ayuko

I am a MS warrior, and just got this axe this morning on the first runthrough of the instance. I got lucky - at this level there isn't much better for MS warriors. Since coming to Outland at 58 I noticed there weren't a whole lot if any blues or epics to get without spending a hojillion honor points like an idiot. This definitely was a huge upgrade. It's not the most optimal speed for an axe, but is a great deal faster than the 3.80s polearm I had before it. It is kind of a nice change of pace. Sometimes it gets boring grinding out quests with one swing every fifteen seconds. Necessary, and understandably so, but boring.

For 61 and for a couple levels it will be difficult to top this weapon from my experience. I decided not to spend the money on getting it enchanted as Crusader starts losing its effectiveness and everything else worthwhile is too expensive and better saved for 70 epics.

Comment by jvitzu

The slow speed on this weapon makes it less than ideal for MS warriors. Hold on to your Hellreaver, give this to a hunter or shaman.

Comment by eladamcio

its a nice hunter weapon, but a good easy upgrade is http://www.wowhead.com/?item=25835 All it needs is honoured with cenarion in zangamarsh. Trading 12 AP for 14 stamina is good in my book. plus improved runnign speed on teh cenarion staff is good for PvP kiting when u dont want to have to put cheetah on(since it dazzes you)

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Comment by Sole

This weapon only has 19 less top-end damage than the Hellreaver, but it has 20 more attack power to compensate. This weapon is more than ideal for MS warriors. The only thing the Hellreaver has going for it over this axe is its crit rating.

Comment by Iregretnothing

If you're an arms warrior and you didn't get Hellreaver then get this axe. If not then you can always do what I did with my warrior, which was to quest and get Helboar Carving Blade, which lasted me till lvl 64 and I then I upgraded to Hatebringer. This axe is very nice though, personally if I could I'd rather try and get this rather than Hellreaver simply because....I hate the last boss fight in Ramparts so much. It always seems I can never get a healer competant enough for that fight. Tanking it is easy, its just that I always ended up dying right before my party took down the boss. That and I've never seen the Hellreaver drop on any of my characters except for my rogue. Anyways, yea, good, solid weapon for arms warriors or ret pallies till later on down the road.

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Comment by siylas

Didn't notice many Hunter comments on this wep. As a BM hunter, it's good and I like it, the AP you can't beat. Drop rate sucks though. Took me about 6 or 7 runs to nab it. A new guildie managed to get it on his first run though *shakes fist*. Drop is around 15-25% so expect to spend a bit of time in BF if you want this. Well worth it for at least a few levels tough, and at lower levels the XP and gold is still good for the taking.

Happy hunting!

Comment by Teemu

Buhhahahahha! A fake Gorehowl :P

*Evil Laugh*, Mostly a Hunter, 2h-Warrior or Paladin Style. Since the stamina is high on this one it would be good for Warrior

Comment by Barani

Yes as a 64 Hunter I have this i topped it off with Savagery and now i am the ultimate DPS machine

very good weapon because it has stamina which every one can use and also the AP which everyone else can use so Retadins and MS Wars can also use this

Comment by LoKHor

Get two and dual-wield with Titan's Grip. Stats are nice and top end damage isn't too bad for a level 61 weapon. ;)

LoKHor

Comment by DoomHammer

Was wondering but shoul i keep this or warson howling axe if im a pure dps dk?

Comment by Silentsavant

What would be better for a Retribution Paladin. This or the Hellreaver?Hell reaver has some nice crit, and this has some attack power, but Seal of Command would hit harder with the reaver ...

Any thoughts?

Comment by briansc

so im sitting in BF looking at this axe thinking "damn thats a good druid axe." So I need, and win, and then everyone gets mad at me and says I can't use it. Im sittin there thinking "217 attack power in cat form sounds usable to me. Apparently my game glitched and shows extra stats on the axe for a druid.

Comment by Wryx

A look at the 'disenchanting' section of this axe, reveals that overall enchanters not only have a 100% of getting something, they have a 100.4% chance of getting something. Hmmm....

Comment by danielfryer

Trying to get this on my 63 DK seems like a really good axe with the stats and look :DWonder what it would look like with runeforging on it.

Comment by Jolster

Just got this dropped for my 61 hunter. An great drop if im honest i had Rage Reaver before this and like most people who come to outland get this axe from the Q chain. It is a great improvement and is a better drop to me than Hellreaver as it gives more DPS and Stam. If any hunter or person who uses an axe when they come to outlands then i suggest getting this :)

Comment by Cheesymunky

With the new implication of all weapons giving feral attack power in WOTLK the Braxis Staff of Slumber is no longer exclusive to Druids from Hellfire ramparts. In my experience it drops a lot easier too. It has a total AP for a hunter of 83 ap including the agility. 10 less stamina but the agi more than makes up for this contributing to crit/dodge etc.

Worth considering instead of farming constantly for something that isn't head and shoulders better than another weapon.

Comment by kareeem010

Well Ursol's Claw that drops from Ramparts is better than this axe for a hunter as the staff has some agi that can benefit from talents or spells (like kings) in addition to the crit it gives

Comment by Brelm

The only item I know of that escaped blizzards' "No straight up attack power on items" nerf.

Comment by NoodlesMcGee

Unfortunately, it would seem that because of the AP bonus actually being somehow boosted, the odds of a melee class getting this over the flood of hunters using it as a stat stick will be slim.

Comment by shroxari

This axe is a spikeless, stubbier version of the Gorehowl axe, which is a replica of Grom Hellscream's axe of the same name.

Comment by Elarink

This is one of the most powerful axes for the 60-65ish area. It sells for a high price compared to most weapons this level, and drops quite frequently.

Comment by MABGamer6407

Looks somewhat like Hellscreams axe don't ya agree?

Comment by mmphilipe

looks like garrosh´s axe

Comment by mewse

This weapon used to be a stats stick for hunters, but with 5.0.4 removing ranged slots etc this is now a purely melee weapon.

If you are playing a death knight, this weapon is a huge upgrade from the 2 hander you are given in the starting area.

It might be a slight upgrade from Hellreaver in hellfire ramparts, but hellreaver has strength whereas this axe has pure attack power.

Comment by catadon22

Gorehowl's retarded cousin

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Comment by Bigbazz

It's interesting that they used this model for the 5.4 Siege of Orgrimmar cinematic with the scenes of Garrosh, instead of the actual Gorehowl model. I'm guessing a mistake on their part.... pretty big oversight though to confuse "Warsong Howling Axe" with "Gorehowl".

Comment by kjn2day1

I kept trying to get this thing for past 2 hours -_- I got every loot but the axe, the game is mocking me.

Comment by 0Aloreth

The poor man's Gorehowl.

Comment by Jevnaker

with the luck i have been having doing kara runs on my orc warrior i will probably get the kara mount before i get this axe